Best PlacesFairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo ranks 4,161st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
A household needs to earn about $167,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,707, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo.
Who works in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, and how
Work in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, month by month
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
Schools across Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo average a C, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo
Is Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo ranks 4,161st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $643,947. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $80,707 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo safe?
Yes, Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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